Pick a $1 million bracket!

Win great local prizes, plus the chance at $1 million, in our March Fever basketball bracket contest. Sign up and make your picks before the games begin on Thursday.

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Posted Mar. 19, 2014 at 12:01 AM
Updated Mar 19, 2014 at 4:51 PM

Posted Mar. 19, 2014 at 12:01 AM
Updated Mar 19, 2014 at 4:51 PM

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Can you pick a perfect bracket? Then get in on the $1 million Upickem March Fever bracket contest and chase the top college basketball teams all the way to the championship. There are lots of great local prizes, too.

To double your tournament fun, there are two exciting ways to fill out your brackets, each with local and national prizes, as well as the chance to win $1 million for a perfect bracket.

Start by signing up at now at www.southcoasttoday.com/collegehoops. You can begin playing immediately. There are two ways to fill out your brackets:

• First, you can set it and forget it – choosing all your winners and the national champion before the first round begins on Thursday. Your score will be updated at every round, and the top score in each round can win a national prize of a Fathead wall covering ($99 value) and a local prize – a copy of the SouthCoast Media Group's coffee-table book: “A Nossa Vida: The Portuguese Experience in America.” ($24.95 value).

The national overall winner gets a Fathead poster, plus a 16GB Kindle Fire ($249 value), while the local overall winner gets four tickets to the Zeiterion Theatre in New Bedford for the April 19 performance of Motionhouse.

• The second way to play is by filling in your brackets round-by-round, as the games progress. If your favorite team loses in a first-round upset, it won't ruin your whole bracket. Just remember to fill in your choices 15 minutes before the games begin. In addition to the national prizes, winners in the Round-by-Round contest will compete for some terrific local prizes listed below:

Round 1: Domino's Pizza certificate: Good for two pizzas of your choice, including American Legends pizzas, and either an order of cheesy bread or chicken wings. Offer good at the following Domino's locations in New Bedford: 972 Kempton St., 836 Ashley Boulevard and 109 Rockdale Ave.

Round 2: Domino's Pizza certificate: Good for two pizzas of your choice, including American Legends pizzas, and either an order of cheesy bread or chicken wings. Offer good at the following Domino's locations in New Bedford: 972 Kempton St., 836 Ashley Boulevard and 109 Rockdale Ave.

Round 5: Carabiner's Indoor Climbing and Fitness Centers – 1-hour personal belay for four climbers. Package includes day pass, equipment, and one hour of climbing with a staff belay ($90 value). Reservations must be made in advance at 508-984-0808.

Round 6: Carabiner's Indoor Climbing and Fitness Centers – 1-hour personal belay for four climbers. Package includes day pass, equipment, and one hour of climbing with a staff belay ($90 value). Reservations must be made in advance at 508-984-0808.

Final Prize: The overall local winner gets a private wine-tasting for up to 10 guests at Travessia Urban Winery in Downtown New Bedford (value $190).

Enter both contests and double your chances at winning. Either way you play the game, there's one $1,000,000 cash prize for a perfect bracket, up to three $10,000 prizes for one or two losses and up to five $1,000 prizes for a bracket with three losses.

To register, play and see the official rules, go to: www.southcoasttoday.com/collegehoops